A chapter a night bedtime books for 4 yr old - ideas please

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Othersideofthechannel · 18/05/2007 21:28

DS is 4 and until now bedtime routine has included a whole short picture story (about the length of the Gruffalo.)
We'd like to start reading longer stories to him and having a chapter a night as part of the bedtime routine.
I look forward to your recommendations.

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emkana · 18/05/2007 21:54

My dd loved Magic Faraway Tree and The Wishing Chair.

Also Mrs. Pepperpot.

popsycal · 18/05/2007 21:49

faraway tree

colditz · 18/05/2007 21:40

The Little Prince is lovely
House at Pooh Corner may be a little old, but maybe not.
The old Enid Blyton books are full of racism and mysogyny but children love them. You can filter them.

cazzybabs · 18/05/2007 21:40

the owl that was afraid of the dark and others in the series

Horrid henry

Olga da Polga

eatyergreens · 18/05/2007 21:38

Hi there,
I've just finished reading the Wind in the Willows to my DS, who is also 4.

We were given a picture book that's about the same large size as the Gruffalo books, it's a lovely edition, and I think the size/pix helped as tbh I didn't think he would be old enough for it and wouldn't have understood a book with fewer pix. He really enjoyed it. And we enjoyed reading it to him.

Hope this helps

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